28 years since they formed the now legendary partnership Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, aka Daft Punk, have called it a day.
I’m a huge fan of theirs, and seeing them live in 2006 remains one of the stand out performances I’ve ever seen.
I’ve posted about Daft Punk before, but with the recent news announcement material relating to their original helmet designs has resurfaced that I’ve never seen before!
As a product designer turned lighting designer this discovery was very exciting.
From concept sketches by Alex and Martin, to the prototype builds by Alterian Inc.
Before the likes of Arduinos were commonplace, the original helmets genuinely needed this much electronics to function as they did!
From 2000 to 2003 the design evolved and drastically reduced the amount of cabling (and the need for backpacks!).
2005 onwards saw further evolution to the current(-ish) iteration we are now familiar with.
Huge thanks to @Daft_Wub for sharing – check out the thread for more images and even original LED schematics.
Curious that this announcement came only days after Perseverance touched down on Mars, coincidence… ?
Inspirational Geek 
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